Dragon fruit bacterial rot

This is not good! Nearly all of my dragon fruit plants affected by bacterial rot. It's May and the weather is a lot calmer now but the high humidity and evening rains cause infection to spread quickly. This is what I dreaded the most after seeing a whole dragon fruit garden nearly wiped out by bacterial rot. Will have to replant some stem cuttings in a different spot with better air circulation and plenty of sunshine. Current spot gets too much shade.

Kuching waterfront

Here's am image one does not normally see. The Kuching waterfront as viewed from the north bank of the Sarawak River. That building with the shiny roof isn't part of the waterfront though. That is the new Sarawak State Legislative Assembly building on the north bank of Sungai Sarawak.

Also on this side of the city is the beautiful Kuching Orchid Garden. Not sure if I've ever posted anything about that place, will have to check! Got lots of photos taken there that I'd like to share.

Four kinds of Bulbophyllum

Four kinds of Bulbophyllum currenty in bloom in my shade house. Clockwise from top - dearei, lobbii, abbreviatum and strangularium.

Two kinds of Coelogyne

Top, Coelogyne pandurata. Btm, Coelogyne mayeriana. Both species are fragrant, currenty blooming in my garden.

Speaking from experience, C. mayeriana is surprisingly easy; flowers with every new growth and easily propagated from cuttings of at least three pseudobulbs.

C. pandurata is slightly more demanding, doesn't flower as easily as mayeriana and needs plenty of space as it can grow to a very large size.

Amazing sunset

Beautiful sunset in Kuching yesterday. Some friends saw and photographed double rainbows too.